Auction 77 · Lot 104
La Secunde Table Generale selon Ptol. From: “La Cosmographie Universelle.”
- Estimate
- $400–$600
- Hammer price
- Not recorded
Historical auction record. Hammer prices exclude buyer’s premium and taxes.
author
MUNSTER, SEBASTIAN.
Place
Basel, 1555 (first edition: 1540)
Description
Double-page. French text on verso.
summary
Munster's depiction of Ptolemy’s World Map. Both Asia and Africa extend endlessly, while the Atlantic Ocean ends abruptly with a straight line of land. The ornate border portrays the winds as puffing putti.
11 x 14 inches (28 x 36 cm) to mat. Framed.
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